Lev Polugaevsky vs David Bronstein

URS-ch39 · 1971 · English Opening · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Lev Polugaevsky
Black David Bronstein
Result 0-1
Event URS-ch39
Site Leningrad
Date 1971.00.00
Opening English Opening (A34)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1r4kp/5qp1/4Qp2/4p3/6P1/5P1P/5BK1 w - - 2 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.g3 g6
  6. 6.Qb3 Nb4
  7. 7.Ne4 Bg7
  8. 8.Nxc5 Qa5
  9. 9.a3 N4c6
  10. 10.Qc4 b5
  11. 11.Qh4 b4
  12. 12.Nd3 Na6
  13. 13.Bg2 Bd7
  14. 14.O-O Rc8
  15. 15.Nde1 Nc5
  16. 16.Nc2 Nb3
  17. 17.Rb1 Qc5
  18. 18.Ne3 Ncd4
  19. 19.Nxd4 Nxd4
  20. 20.Re1 Bb5
  21. 21.axb4 Qd6
  22. 22.Bf1 O-O
  23. 23.Qe4 e6
  24. 24.b3 f5
  25. 25.Qf4 e5
  26. 26.Qg5 Bxe2
  27. 27.Bg2 Bd3
  28. 28.Ra1 e4
  29. 29.Nc4 Qd7
  30. 30.Bb2 Bxc4
  31. 31.Bxd4 Bxd4
  32. 32.bxc4 Bxa1
  33. 33.Rxa1 Rxc4
  34. 34.Bf1 Rd4
  35. 35.Ra6 Kg7
  36. 36.b5 Rxd2
  37. 37.Rxa7 Qxa7
  38. 38.Qxd2 Qb6
  39. 39.Qc3+ Qf6
  40. 40.Qc5 Rd8
  41. 41.b6 Qd6
  42. 42.Qc3+ Qd4
  43. 43.Qc6 Rd6
  44. 44.Qc7+ Rd7
  45. 45.Qc6 Qd6
  46. 46.Qc3+ Qf6
  47. 47.Qc5 Rb7
  48. 48.Qb5 Qxb6
  49. 49.Qe5+ Qf6

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